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Athens Epidaurus Festival

Performing arts festival·Athens & Epidaurus·Ticket

Theatre, dance and music

About Athens Epidaurus Festival

The Athens Epidaurus Festival is Greece's great performing arts festival. Its venues include Peiraios 260 in Athens and the Ancient Theatre and Little Theatre of Ancient Epidaurus in the Peloponnese. Check the programme and book on the official website.

Why it's on our list

  • Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
  • Peiraios 260
  • Theatre, dance and music

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Athens Epidaurus Festival before you go.

What’s nearby

Distances from Athens Epidaurus Festival are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest metro & tram stops

  1. PetralonaM1550 m7 min walk
  2. Tavros-Eleftherios VenizelosM11.0 km12 min walk
  3. KerameikosM31.0 km13 min walk

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank, Sivitanidou1.4 km18 min walk

Key sights

  1. Ancient Agora1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 8 min
  2. Monastiraki Flea Market1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
  3. The Acropolis1.9 kmWalk 23 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
  4. Plaka & Anafiotika2.1 kmWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 9 min
  5. Acropolis Museum2.1 kmWalk 27 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 9 min
  6. Temple of Olympian Zeus2.5 kmWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
  7. Syntagma Square2.8 kmWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 11 min
  8. National Garden2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
  9. National Archaeological Museum3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min
  10. Panathenaic Stadium3.2 kmWalk 41 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 13 min

Getting around

  1. Port of Piraeus7.8 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 26 min

Location

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